Floristic composition, biomass, and aboveground net plant production in grazed and protected sites in a mountain grassland of central Argentina

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-105

  Pucheta, Eduardo ^a   Cabido, Marcelo ^a   Díaz, Sandra ^a   Funes, Guillermo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biomass; Consumption; Diversity; Floristic composition; Growth form; Livestock grazing; Moveable cages

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; MOUNTAIN GRASSLAND; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ARGENTINA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032029846     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(98)80013-1     Document Type: Article

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